11 Hours on the Ledge: Madness, Mob Mentality, and the Media by Jamison, Jerry
11 Hours on the Ledge: Madness, Mob Mentality, and the Media by Jamison, Jerry

11 Hours on the Ledge: Madness, Mob Mentality, and the Media

"Look at all those people down there, I can't disappoint them. It's showtime!" he said before leaping...
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Author: Jerry Jamison
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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11 Hours on the Ledge: Madness, Mob Mentality, and the Media by Jamison, Jerry

11 Hours on the Ledge: Madness, Mob Mentality, and the Media

$64.60
11 Hours on the Ledge: Madness, Mob Mentality, and the Media by Jamison, Jerry

11 Hours on the Ledge: Madness, Mob Mentality, and the Media

$64.60
Author: Jerry Jamison
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

"Look at all those people down there, I can't disappoint them. It's showtime!" he said before leaping dramatically to his death, much to the delight of a cheering crowd estimated at up to 100,000.

11 Hours on the Ledge is the stunning story of John William Warde, a privileged, wealthy, educated young man who inexplicably stepped out onto the 17th-floor ledge of the Hotel Gotham in midtown Manhattan in 1938 and subsequently captivated the entire nation for 11 thrilling hours.

Presented in chapters that count down each of the eleven hours of the unfolding drama, the suspense builds exponentially as Warde is trying to literally be talked "off the edge" by pastors, priests, psychiatrists, reporters, evangelists, hookers, beat cops, the mayor of New York, the New York Police Commissioner, family members, and a few random hucksters, and interlopers.

When all these efforts fail, the NYPD attempts a series of comic "rescues" in vain, but to the absolute delight and cheers of the growing crowd below. Beginning innocently on a sweltering summer day, the drama builds in intensity with every passing hour until it reaches a peak of hysteria at the eleventh hour.

Meticulously researched from thousands of newspaper accounts and magazine articles of the era, Jamison pieces together John Warde's story, connecting this early 20th century event to contemporary issues such as mental illness, homosexuality, mob mentalities, media ethics, religion, and class wars.

Author: Jerry Jamison
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 09/03/2026
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.42w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9798216371823


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/27/2026
Booklist 08/01/2026

About the Author
Jerry Jamison has been an award-winning advertising copywriter for more than forty years, with more than thirty national writing commendations. During his career he has authored more than two-dozen fiction novels, biographies, true crime books and mysteries such as Vanishing Act (2025), Behind the Beehive (2026), 11 Hours on the Ledge (2026), and Deadly Desserts (2026). Jamison currently lives with his wife in Chula Vista, California.
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